July 07, 2007

High School Reunion

Well done to all of those involved in the reunion of ex-pupils that we held at the end of April. It was a fantastic event as extracts from the following emails we received show...

"What a wonderful day [it] was yesterday! It was great to see the school...and to meet so many old friends. The welcome received from the current pupils was wonderful. I was so glad to see that the traditions of politeness and friendliness were being carried on." - John Anderson

"Please accept my grateful thanks for organising such a marvelous day yesterday. The opportunity for me to look round my old school which was my "home" for four years from 1944 to 1948 was absolutely marvelous. An absence of nearly 60 years, but the memories came flooding back. I particularly enjoyed the inclusiveness of it and again, very importantly, the attitude of today's pupils whom I had the pleasure of being in contact with." - Peter Newman

There are some stills below of the lunch (most shot by our very own Chintan Barot) and, naturally, we filmed several tapes of footage - with the expert help of Lindley and Jonny - that will be edited in time for the premiere of the school documentary at the new school's grand opening in March 2008.

High School Reunion Pics













July 06, 2007

Student Voice Winners

Congratulations to the team who put together our winning entry for the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Student Voice competition. This includes JLT/Faculty Board members...
  • Alex Baldwin
  • Yuserah El Sockary
  • Shaheen Mindhola (pictured below)
  • Jourdan Powis
  • Navjot Sawhney
...and the expert media team...
  • Jatinder Kailey
  • Jaskeerat Sehra
Together they produced a highly professional ten minute DVD showcasing some of the outstanding Student Voice work we do here at Greenford.

After being shortlisted from amongst entries from across the UK, the team had to go to Central London to deliver their presentation to a panel of judges...and they obviously impressed them!

The prize is a trip to Beijing, China, in September, to present the video again, but this time at an international conference for headteachers and leading educationalists, after which we hope to post the video up here for all of you to see.